By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seven former Shawnee County high school standouts will play in Saturday's 5 p.m. Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Match at Washburn Rural.
Campbell Chabot, Seaman
Ava Esser, Seaman
Maegan Mills, Seaman
Kinley Wilhelm, Seaman
Seaman, the Class 5A runnerup last fall after winning the title in 2024, had four players selected for Saturday's match -- Campbell Chabot, Ava Esser, Maegan Mills and Kinley Wilhelm.
Layla Collins, Washburn Rural
Kate Hinck, Washburn Rural
Ella Bolan, Silver Lake
Washburn Rural, a 6A state qualifier last fall, will be represented by Layla Collins and Kate Hinck while Silver Lake will be represented by Ella Bolan.
Players, all 2025 high school graduates, are picked off based off nominations from their coaches, who must be KVA members, and then recommended by a committee based on high school achievement, position, classifications, collegiate plans and availability for the event.
Bolan, Chabot, Collins, Esser and Hinck will play for the Blue while Mills and Wilhelm will play for the Red.
The Blue team will be coached by Halstead’s Diana Schutte (head), Ingalls’ Randy Rockhold and Blue Valley Southwest’s Austin Isham.
The Red team will be coached by Eudora’s Brooke Harper (head), Blue Valley West’s Jessica Horstick and Valley Heights’ Susan Steinfort.
KVA ALL-STAR MATCH
5 p.m. Saturday at Washburn Rural
BLUE
Emily Bainter, Hoxie; Kennedy Behnke, Ellinwood; Ella Bolan, Silver Lake; Campbell Chabot, Seaman; Layla Collins, Washburn Rural; Ava Esser, Seaman; Kate Hinck, Washburn Rural; Ayla Klingenberg, Rock Creek; Prayer Roebuck, Neodesha; Dalaina Schutte, Halstead; Chloe Traffas, Attica; Jordyn Washington, Andover Central.
Coaches – Diana Schutte, Halstead (head); Randy Rockhold, Ingalls; Austin Isham, Blue Valley Southwest.
RED
Katja Blanchat, Smoky Valley; Addison Budke, Beloit; Bria Dawson, Olathe North; Saige Hadley, Lebo; Bella Holcomb, Andover Central; Hallie Holthaus, Nemaha Central; Cali Honeyman, Nemaha Central; Samantha Klotz, Royal Valley; Maegan Mills, Seaman; Harlee Randall, Flinthills; Sophia Thompson, Beloit; Kinley Wilhelm, Seaman.
Coaches – Brooke Harper, Eudora (head); Jessica Horstick, Blue Valley West; Susan Steinfort, Valley Heights.
